Tax Senior Manager - Business & Individual Tax

Tax Senior Manager – Business & Individual Tax

Location: Grand Rapids

Working Arrangement: Flexible / Hybrid

Experience: 10+ Years

Qualification: CPA, EA or Bar License Required

Tax Senior Manager

An established national CPA and advisory firm is looking for an experienced Tax Senior Manager to join its Grand Rapids practice.

This position offers a varied mix of business and individual tax work, with responsibility for managing client relationships, reviewing complex returns and advising on tax planning opportunities.

It's particularly suited to someone who enjoys the technical side of tax but also wants the autonomy to manage their own engagements, support junior professionals and work closely with clients.

What you'll be doing

• Manage a portfolio of business and individual tax clients.
• Review and sign federal and state tax returns, including Forms 1040, 1065, 1120 and 1120-S.
• Identify tax planning opportunities and potential exposures.
• Oversee projections, estimated payments, extensions and responses to tax notices.
• Research complex tax issues and prepare technical memoranda.
• Manage engagement scheduling, billing and deadlines.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships.
• Supervise and train associates and interns.
• Take ownership of engagements from planning through completion.

What we're looking for

• At least 10 years of recent tax compliance experience.
• Public accounting experience preferred.
• CPA, EA or Bar License required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Strong knowledge of individual, partnership, S-Corporation and C-Corporation taxation.
• Previous experience supervising staff and managing engagements.
• Strong technical tax knowledge and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple client deadlines.

Experience with trusts, estates, gift tax, not-for-profit organizations or private foundations would be beneficial but is not essential.

Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to the Grand Rapids area.

What makes this opportunity attractive?

• Work with a varied portfolio of business and individual clients.
• Take ownership of complex tax engagements.
• Direct client contact and involvement in tax planning.
• Opportunity to develop and mentor junior tax professionals.
• Flexible scheduling around peak periods.
• Some remote working opportunities, subject to team requirements.
• Potential to consider reduced working hours.
• Continued technical and professional development.
• Long-term career development within an established accounting practice.

Interested?

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